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VOLUME IV
BOARDMAN, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1924.
NUMBER 28
Barrett Is Now Cub Star
KLAMATH FALLS
EVENTS WILL
ATTRACT MANY
Bob Barrett, shown In the photo
graph, used to star for Little Rock,
down In the Dixie league, but did his
work so well he was told to "come up
higher." lie joined the Chicago or
ganization in the spring of 102.'!. Bar
rett is a utility Infielder, and is going
well.
MANY ACRES SEED WHU.VT
HAVE PASSED INSPECTION
More than 8 000 acres of hybrid
128 and 3500 of Turkey red wheat,
the fall varieties recommended by the
state economic conference as best for
eastern Oregon, have been certified as
pure by the state college extension
service, subject to examination of
threshed samples. To be certified,
wheat must be free of serious dis
ease for which there is no practical
treatment, must be free of rYe and
noxious woods cannot have more than
one-half of one per cent of wheats of
different color or texture and shall
not be seriously affected with smut.
(if the hybrid 128 that was passed
in the field more than 7000 acres
were grown by 26 Umatilla county
farmers. Union county has 320 acres,
Wasco 290 and Morrow 6 0. The Tur
key red acreage is in Wasco and
Morrow counties.,
Grain certification has bee con
ducted for seven years by the college
to standardize best varieties in grain
growing counties. Grain dealers in
one eastern Oregon county say that
formerly wheat growers took a $25,
000 loss annually from mixtures now
practically eliminated thru the use of
certified seed.
Now grows commercially 63 vari
eties of wheat, whereas 10 are enough
to meet the requirements of cliinnt- .
season, yield per acre and millng
quality. Of the 29,006.034 bushels of
wheat received in 1923 at Portland,
9.9 percent or 2,863,361 bushel:;
graded as mixed and were con
sequently heavily docked.
Variety standardization has been
carried to the point that there aro
now losses from mixtures or Improp
er varieties in Umatilla, Morrow,
Sherman and parts of Gilliam, Union
and Wasco counties.
People from all parts of Oregon
and neighboring states are expected
lo attend he Oregon Irrigation Con
gress and Klamath Produtts Show
to be held at Klamath Palls Sept "6
to 9.
Th Irrigation Congress Is con
sidered one of the most important
agricultural meetings in Oregon ard
representatives from the U. S. Rec
lamation service; irrigation associa
tions; farm bureaus and civic, com
mercial and industrial organisations
of this state and northern Califorair
will be present at the four day sea
sfon.
Elaborate plans have been worked
out for the housing and entertain
ment of delegates and visitors. A
street carnival, races, fireworks,
dancing and band concerts will be
features of the entertainment pro
gram. It Is also proposed to hold the
Klamath County Fair during the
same week and plans announced to
day by the fair officials state that
agricultural exhibits, livestock ex
hibits, displays of fancy cooking and
sewing, an automobile and imple
ment show, and a display of lumber
products will mark the fair.
The programs for the two con
gresses are in process of formation,
and irrigation and drainage subjects
will be discussed by the most promi
nent and well informed speakers in
the northwest, including Senator Mc
Nary, Representative N. J. Sinnott,
possibly the governors of Oregon,
Washington and California, President
W. J. Kerr of the Oregon Agricultu
ral College, Professor W. D. Powers
of the same institution, Keith Powell,
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee of the State Bankers Association,
Whitney L. Boise, director of the
State Chamber of Commerce, W.D.B.
Dodson, manager of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, A. S. Dudley,
manager of the State Chamber,
W. J. Myers, of the National Ilolsfeln
Friesan Association, officers of Irri
gation and Drainage congresses, and
a number of other prominent ;eak
ers have not yet assured the local
committee of their ability to take
part.
Crcp Meter Is Newest Farm Device
Books like an adding machine, this
attachment on the farmer's automo
bile, hut it's reftlly a crop meter which
enables the fanner to estimate his
crop by pressing the button and driv
ing along his field. The meter la the
Invention of George V. Bet of the
Department of Agriculture.
ELWOOD MEAD
GIVES VIEWS ON
RECLAMATION
Spcmls'i Modes for FalJ
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Wheat and rye are generally fall
sown in eastern Oregon, the winters
being too severe in most of the grain
districts for the successful production
of winter barley or oats. In these
districts of eastern Oregon the ex
periment station regards wheat and
rye as the only safe grain crops to
sow in the fall. In limited acres win
ter barley will survive but fall sown
oats cannot be successful' grown.
f44 Your Convention
MALMAISON
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When Napoleon's ambition led j
him to divorce the unfortunate 2
Josephine, the unhappy empress
retired to "Mnlmaisi id, ti coun
try' house a short dlatan o from
Paris. "Mnluiaisou" MIDI "un
happy house." It was in the gar
dens of this residence that the
famous portrait of the empress
was painted. Malmaison is now
n museum where intimate relhs
of the great Corslc.in are preserved.
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New Arctic Expedition
An Arctic expedition largely under
taken by Oxford university. England,
is tbOflt to start on an exploration
of north Fast land, a large island, DO
tulles square, which lies to the north
cast of Bpitsenbergen, Two previous
attempts have been made to explore
It. The first in 1878 was by the Nor
wegian Nordenskiold, and was only
partly successful, a German expedi
tion in 1013 perished in the attempt.
A specially designed seaplane will be
used. It will have a closed cabin,
carry a collapsible boat, and be
equipped with Boats so designed that
landing may be made on the Ice. The
plane will be provisioned for five
weeks. The main equipment of the
expedition will be carried in two ves
sels, one a 300-ton Norwegian whaler,
the other a small Norwegian sealing
sloop. The expedition will be led by
Beorga Blnney, leader of last year's
ItetJxfovd expedition.
The small pig at weaning time has
been found to be worth about one-
third as much as the same pig at! Unguis
Stylists travel to all quarters of I he
earth In search of inspiration for new
modes. This year the costume of an
cient and modern Spain caught their
fancy and now we see relied ions of
these Spanish styles in our present
day apparel. In millinery the Spanish
sailor and the toreador hat grace tie
heads of many Americans in adapta
tions first made welcome by the
Parisians. One of those dashing sail
ors is shown here In Hack hatters
plush.
Gorgeous fringed and embroidered
scarfs and shawls, luce dresses Slid
the Inrge Spanish combs that d's-
eveuing modes, show that
market time in Oregon, when prices
remain the same, in the investiga
tions by the experiment station swine
specialists. A method recommended
for determining the value of weaner
pigs is to figure a good weaner of 30
to 4 0 pounds' weight as being worth
as much as 60 pounds' of pork, live
weight.
laslnon s eyes lingered onj
romantic apparel or Spain.
Analyze Flowing Gum
Determination of the amount of car
inn dioxide gas in the Hue gases from
blast furnaces is un Important method
of furnace control, but it lias al
ways been a dillicult Job to get sam
ples of the hot gases for analysis. A
German Arm has now invented a meth
od of using electricity to make con
tinuous analyses of the flowing gas.
Different gases have differing powers
of heat transmission. Electrically
heated wires are passed through an
air chamber and through one 111 led
with Hue gasos. Electrical resistance
of the wins changes with the temper
ature, and since the relative heat losses
measure the amount of carbon dioxide
in the Hue gas, that percentage can
he easily measured by determination
of the electrical resistance.
Poultry flocks that have free range
on clean soil are practically free from
disease in eastern Oregon and aro
more vigorous. The confinement in j
growing chicks to small yards, te
experiment station poultrymen assert,
causes a deficiency in green feed and
mineral matter, particularly that
which comes from the soil.
There is a promise of producing
sugar from corn at a cost of '.' per
cent below that of cane or beet sugar.
But how much of the difference Is the
consumer to enjoy?
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Now that their light rays have been
translated into sound, we may learn
whether or not the morning stars when
they ttrst sang together hud anything
to say about bananas.
Why Is It that so many of the people
who say that there cannot be any
more wars are among those who are
trying to get people to promise nof
to fight In the next one?
Adoption of a carefully planned
policy for colonization ol irrigation
projects to be constructed in the fu
ture was urged by Klwood Mead,
coinmiaaiouer of reclamation, in a
special report he submitted to Soer.'
tary Work today upon his return
from a 9000 mile inspection trip in
the west. Dr. Mead visited projects in
Utah, Nevada. California, Washing
ton. Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Neb
raska and Wyoming.
"On each propesed new project,
an economic survey !M been organ
ized under the direction of G. C.
Kreutzer, director of the division of
farm economics," said the report,
"In this survey the cooperation of
the state, agricultural colleges of
L'tah, Nevada, California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho has been se
cured and these institutions have
generally extended the services of ex
ports on soils and farm management.
These experts are now engaged in
working out the problem of what wat
er for irrigation is worth in the dis
tricts of their states where the pro
posed projects are located and what
it will cost settlers to change raw
land into improved form. When the
experts have reached their conclu
sions on all of the proposed projects,
they are to be submitted to local com
mittees of banker, farmers and busi
ness men for their suggestions as to
costs and methods of development.
Facta A iv important
Every factor that would lessen ex
pense and hasten development of in
come! must bo cons.dcivd. While
Water charges must in the end come
from Irrigated crops, irrigation works
that are not followed promptly by
in. gated agriculture are a financial
burden to land owners. Bong delayed
agricultural development hae wreck
ed more of these enterprises than all
other causes combined. The costlier
the work the more important It is
that this fact be recognized."
Dr. Mead pointed out that hereaft
er attention must be given to Where
and how money needed in agrictural
development is to be obtained. Win re
and how settlers are to be obtained,
and how the settlers must be aided
and (lit. clod to enable them to use
their money, effort and time to best
advantage.
Method is Needed
"In order that the farmers may
succeed, a practical business superin
tendent who has a knowledge of farm
conditions should bo employed to plan
apttlement and advise the settlers,"
said Br. Mead. "l'or the past six
months I have been studying the
causes for increasing arrears of pay
ments by settlers and the widespread
demand lor postponement of p;y
mentl on federal irrigation projects.
One reason has boon the extreme ag-
rlcultural depression, which, howev
i r, is temporary and may be ignored
There are other reasons which we
must consider Ont of these is the
terms on which settlers 'lave bought
arms and the prices they have-Mid
for them. Another Is lack of cap tftl
and the lack of other yualificat ions
indispensable to success in agr. cul
ture. The evidence is conclusive that
we must In the future pay more at
tention to settlement problems and
he (fuallficat Ions of settlers if we un
to escape complications and losses
that will discredit, If not terminate
this policy.
olonijit ion Necessary
"What I have seen In the past fif
teen yeui-s of these achievements of
planned settlement and (inanoed
farm development In other COUntriag
compels me to realize that we .ire Ig
noring Iho most valuable feature of
reclamation, and a few demonstra
tions like the colonization plan I
propOM will assure the success of rec
lamation in the future.'"
The time when Oregon range
sheep or cattle are making real pro
fits above the cost of toed is when
they are on grass. During this period
a profit must be made high enough to
! cover the, net expenses of wintering,
explain the experiment station ani
mal husbandry specialists, to make a
profit on the entire year's operations.
When- there's smoke thei
pinch out that cigarette,
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Richard LintSicum
One of the busiest men at the I 'eliio
cratlC national committee headquar
ters In Washington Is RIchuHl l.lnthl
cum, who bundles the great mans of
publicity for the party. Llmblcum
knows the newspapers of toe country
by heart mid hundreds of the small
town dailies depend on I I hi to fur
nish them with the last word In I lemo
cratlc news.
Land One Hld Barren
Helps to Feed World
TIN total laud urea of the world Is
more (has 52,000,000 square miles, ' ot
which less than :),000,tKK) are consid
ered fertile, und half of the fertile
lands to he found In tropical uud sub
troplcul regions. Every new fertiliser
or every new source of kuowo fer
tilizer adds to the lull. liability of tn
temperate zone, und It is a fact that
OUT mastery of fertilising agenda Is
capable of great commercial develop
ment through lines of management
lutii down by applied chemistry, writes
Isaiah Bowman In the New World.
A second source of h ruble luud Is
found in the swamp hinds capable of
being drained, of these there are In
the United siates 90,000,000 acre, but
two-thirds of this amount Is forested
ami requires clearing, and much of
the rest Is peat bog, which require
u specialized farm practice. Qualify
ing conditions of a similar sort affect
tin" swamp lands of the rest of the
world.
A third source of food supply un
doubtedly will COtnS from u limited
extension of both agriculture and
graz llg, but particularly grazing. Into
the vast tundras of the nub-Arctic, la
the case of the tundras, both of Si
beria and more especially of North
Imerica, we still RM suffering from
the Inhibitions of the past, when w
looked upon the suh-jksette s imeiegH.
The "f rosea north" has retreuted
northward (sstsr than ens school
books hSVS been rev seri. The grusy
tundras of northern Alast a, like those
of tie- SO-called "barren' ground of
Canndn, sre capable or supporting mil
lions of reindeer and caribou,
in tic sout'ieru hew sphere we
hire no habitable lunds from which
i ..ii bus lo a ex-- iided by itheer In
ert la of opinion South Africa, Aus-
traito und Patagonia hnvs been criss-
crof tad by the pioneer, ami though
th ir lam ure eciablc of higher de
ValODOV . l I PI i Wv know the lines
long which development win occur
and s even t.ow proceeding 1 and we
kn w a: o that their poputatiafl In
proase win have ii relatively low limit
because of the Unfavorable climatic
conditions.
MAE"f, SWHAT 2 NUMBERS
ADDED .TOGETHer
MAKE -4 ?
That doleful I- iking fellow you sot
Im probably u I orpin .oiiuifucturer.
The truth will in: . That Is why a
woman limps In her new pulr of shoes.
It SPPearS that the wuy to hop
across the Pacific Is to tuke severul
hops.
Not until the millennium strives will
a bettered product always Beafl a bet
tered profit
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